USDA HORSE PROTECTION ACTIVITY REPORT

DATE(S) USDA ATTENDED EVENT: 04/01/22-04/02/22

NAME OF EVENT: Walking in the Smokies

CITY AND STATE: Sevierville, TN

HIO: SHOW

TYPE OF EVENT (SHOW, SALE, EXHIBITION OR AUCTION): Show

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Number of Classes Scheduled 29 19 2 50

Number of Classes Cancelled 0 3 0 3

Total Number of Classes 29 16 2 47

Number of Entries 133 66 9 208

Number of Entries Scratched Prior To Inspection 8 0 0 8

Total Number of Entries Inspected by DQPs 154 82 11 247

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Number of HPA noncompliances DQPs detected during primary inspection

7 0 1 8

Number of HPA noncompliances DQPs detected during returned 

inspection 0 0 0 0

Number of HPA noncompliances DQPs detected during referral inspection

12 0 0 12

Total number of HPA noncompliances detected by DQPs 19 0 1 20

Total number of non-HPA noncompliances detected by DQPs 0 0 0 0

Number of horses disqualified after receiving DQPs inspection results for 

HPA noncompliances 16 0 1 17

Number of horses disqualified after receiving DQPs inspection results for 

non-HPA noncompliances 0 0 0 0

Note: Total scratches reflect all horses that were registered and listed on the class sheets but didn’t check-in for inspection.
USDA FINDINGS PADDED FLAT

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Number Pre-show Entries USDA VMOs Inspected 26 1 3 30

Number Post-show Entries USDA VMOs Inspected 24 2 0 26

Total Number of Entries USDA VMOs Inspected 50 3 3 56

Number of HPA noncompliances detected by USDA VMOs and returned to 

DQPs 0 0 0 0

Number of HPA noncompliances detected by USDA VMOs and referred to 

DQPs 13 0 0 13

Total number of HPA noncompliances detected by USDA VMOs 18 0 1 19

Number of HPA noncompliances referred by USDA VMOs to Event 

Management for disqualification 5 0 1 6

Number of horses disqualified by Event Management after receiving USDA 

VMOs inspection results 4 0 1 5

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Total Number of Horses Disqualified by Event Management for HPA 

noncompliances 20 0 2 22

Total Number of Horses Disqualified by Event Management for non-HPA 

noncompliances 0 0 0 0

Total Number of Horses Disqualified by Event Management 20 0 2 22

HPA NONCOMPLIANCE BREAK DOWN (DQP PRE-SHOW) PADDED FLAT

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Bilateral 4 0 0 4

Unilateral 3 0 0 3

Scar Rule 0 0 0 0

Prohibited Substance 0 0 0 0

Action Devices 0 0 0 0

Heel/Toe 0 0 0 0

50% Rule 0 0 0 0

High Band 0 0 0 0

Other HPA noncompliance - Please Specify: inflammation 2 0 0 2

NON HPA noncompliance - Please Specify: 0 0 0 0
HPA NONCOMPLIANCE BREAK DOWN (DQP POST-SHOW) PADDED FLAT

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Bilateral 2 0 0 2

Unilateral 4 0 0 4

Scar Rule 1 0 0 1

Prohibited Substance 0 0 0 0

Action Devices 0 0 0 0

Heel/Toe 0 0 0 0

50% Rule 0 0 0 0

High Band 0 0 0 0

Other HPA noncompliance - Please Specify: inflammation 3 0 1 4

NON HPA noncompliance - Please Specify: 0 0 0 0

HPA NONCOMPLIANCE BREAK DOWN (VMO PRE-SHOW) PADDED FLAT

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Bilateral 3 0 0 3

Unilateral 1 0 1 2

Scar Rule 0 0 0 0

Prohibited Substance 1 0 0 1

Action Devices 0 0 0 0

Heel/Toe 0 0 0 0

50% Rule 0 0 0 0

High Band 0 0 0 0

Other HPA noncompliance - Please Specify: inflammation 1 0 0 1

HPA NONCOMPLIANCE BREAK DOWN (VMO POST-SHOW) PADDED FLAT

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Bilateral 1 0 0 1

Unilateral 6 0 0 6

Scar Rule 2 0 0 2

Prohibited Substance 0 0 0 0

Action Devices 0 0 0 0

Heel/Toe 0 0 0 0

50% Rule 0 0 0 0

High Band 0 0 0 0

Other HPA noncompliance - Please Specify: inflammation 3 0 0 3
DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY (DR) PADDED FLAT

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Number of Horses Radiographed 0 0 0 0

Number of Horses with Prohibited Metal/Object Present 0 0 0 0

Number of Horses with Other - please specify: 0 0 0 0

Horses Found Noncompliant by DQPs (USDA referred to DQP based on DR 

results) 0 0 0 0

PROHIBITED SUBSTANCE TESTING (Swab Sample) PADDED FLAT

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Number of Horses Swabbed 19 4 3 26